Yanzhi Zhao

leader, serving as President of Shenyang University and a key figure in transnational

education and university governance in China. Link Professor Yanzhi Zhao, a Doctor in Economics and a certified CPA and CFA, is a prominent scholar and administrator in China. He currently serves as President of Shenyang University and holds several influential roles, including committee member of the Commission on Chinese-foreign Cooperation in

Education and Secretary-General of the Chinese-foreign Joint Institutes Committee. In addition, he is the Vice Chairman of the Shenyang Municipal Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Vice Chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Agricultural and Industrial Party. His

research interests center on the organizational models and management structures of universities, the development strategies and policies of transnational

education, and the financial administration of private universities. Over his prolific

career, Professor Zhao has led more than 60

research projects and has published numerous high-quality articles and

academic monographs. Notably, one of his projects has received high-level recognition from Prime Minister Keqiang Li and Vice Prime Minister Liu Yandong. An alumnus of Dalian University of Technology (B.S.) and Northeast University of Finance and Economics (M.A. and Ph.D.), Professor Zhao’s contributions extend well beyond academia, influencing

educational policy and fostering international cooperation in higher

education.